The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-08-19

In the nrmory Of tie Earl OF Pembroke.
ar GA corseieis which SHOW that the arrow
Of the English used 10 20 through the breast
plate, through the body Of the warrior, and
ouf through the iackplzte What a symbol
u that Gospel which IS sharper than two
edged sword, piercing to the dividing asun-
DIR q soul aud body, and Of the joints and
iuarnoSi Nossid 70 God We had more faith
ln that Gospel The humblest man in this
hoille, II be had enough faith in him, could
bring hudrei souls 10 Jesus-perhaps five
hundred Just In proportion as this age
SENS 70 believe less and less in il, believe
more aud more IN IN II. What are
insn about that they will mo- accept their own
delisefalee, There is nothing proposed by men
thaf can DO anything Ike this Gospel. The
re.islon Of Ralph v aldo Emerson was the
iAllsoply II ieieies: the religion Of Theo-
dufe Parker was a sirocco OF the desert, COW
tr.ig NJ the soul with dry sand. the religion
~ Lenau u the romance OF believing moth
ing. tAe religion II Thomas Carlyle is only a
ooudens-i London fog; the religion of the
liulirts aud the SIencers Is merely pedestal
On Hlich human philosophy sits s.iivering in
tha q Eir of the soll, looking up n the stars,
Offering NJ help = the nations that crouch
and gr an al the iass. Tell me where there
3 one man VINO has ne eefed that Gospel for
an tier, who Is thoroughly satisfied, and
hai9ei, and oonfenfed in his skepticism, aud
J VII take tie car td-Inorrow and ride five
hundret mills u ses him The full
iIoser a The Gospel has not YET been touched.
As a FIsortsmau throws Up his hand and
catcies the ban flying through the air. just
~ EASILY sill this Gospel after a while catch
this round World dying from is orbit and
isrlls il hack 10 the heart OF Christ. Give
i fun swing, and il will pardon
every sln- leal every wound. cure every
t=uuDie, rinaneipste every slave, and ransom
escTy aaiion. fe Christian men and women
elo - out this afternoon 10 do Christina
uUrk, a. you 60 into the Sunday-schools
au1 the lay preaching stations, and
tx penitsnflarlcs, and the asylums, want
you % feel that you bear IN your hand a
renls1n COMPARED with which the lightning
ta- 10 sIles-d and ayalanehes have no heft, and
- tnunderilo.ts Of heayen have no power; il Is
tie afron q the ounipcteut Gospel. Take
careful aim. Pull tie arrow clear hack until
the had strikes the bow. Then let It fly.
And may the slain Of the Lord be many.
Again, II sou want 70 be skiIlful in spiritual
hunting yoa must hunt in uufrequented and
sssiu1ed PLACES Why does the hunter 20
fhnse or four days in the Pennsylvania forests
q ofer haguefts Lake iuto the wilds Of the
Adlr1ndacks. Il Is the only way 10 do The
Qeer are shy. and one hang OF the gun
cleau The forest From the California
siege Tcu se, as You 60 over the
Esllot ltuiu rAnce Of tie gun-sometlmes
quite within range 81 H. No one cares for
that. il j. worthless. The good game is hid
den ana secluded. Every hunter knows
that So many Of the SOILS that will be OF
irost worth Tor Christ. aud OF most value TO
iil- Church, are secluded They do not
cline IN your way. You will have 10 go
where ti.ey ARE Son6er they are down IN
flEt ceiiar, yonder they are up in that gar
ri araNHy from the door u any church,
The Gospel arro1 has not been pointed at
item The tract distributor and the city
ll-lizlonary sonetilnez Just catch a glimpse Of
them. rs a hunter through the trees gets a
ilif'.iii-iiiary sight u a partridge or noebuck.
J b. trouble j. ~ are waiting Tor the game to
como D. ~. We arc not good hunters We
arr sla1dlus in ScherInerhorn street, expect
lnE That tie tinlid antelope will come up
nll1 e-lt out q our hand We are expecting
t-af the praira-fox1 viii iigh. on our
church -steepie. Il Is not their habit II
the Church shoaid wait ten millions OF years
Tor fhe Na-il % come Ia and BE- saved. il viii
n-~surmlD&n- The World will not come.